So if you feel like I do sometimes and wonder why on earth you’re bothering with this extra work as your alarm goes off at 7 AM when you could be sleeping in – know that the little bits can and do add up.

8 thoughts on “How Little Bits Can Add Up”

Oh the mind. It’s so hard to remind myself sometimes that little bits of something do add up. At the moment its easy to tell myself, whats the point its too small you’ll never make progress with that, go back to sleep.

It can be hard to see the end result when the money’s coming in a little at a time. I know I just got $50 from a mind-numbing panel marketing study. It seemed like just a little bit, but it was $50 for 3 hours and that’s way more lucrative than surveys or the freelancing I’ve managed so far, or the blog.

Hey, these little side hustles at least give you something to write about. Maybe they interrupt some sleep, but they are adding up, and I think it’s the hustle mindset that these represent that makes you successful.Emily @ JohnJaneDoe recently posted…Consequences: The Hardest Lessons You’ll Teach Your Kid

All those miscellaneous bits definitely add up, especially if you have one goal you’re putting them towards. We always make sure to include them on the income side of our monthly budget so we don’t forget they’re there and squander them.Gary @ Super Saving Tips recently posted…Avoid a Summer Meltdown with These Ways to Keep Cool

I agree. It’s why I “waste” my time with Ibotta and why I signed up for Digit again. It’s why I’m ramping up my efforts with blogging because I really want to see if I can make more money. And, it seems like I can understand this with money, but not with my creative work. If I put in little bits of time on a project, it will add up. The same for exercise. The same for anything, really. Small moves. Small bits. Thanks for the reminder.Amanda recently posted…My 2017 Mid-Year Review

I’m not making much from my blog, but there are a lot of small trickles of money that add up to something more significant. For me, those bits and pieces are tearing down my debt a little at a time. But when it’s little bits, you sure have to work harder to convince yourself that it’s worth it!Jamie @ Medium Sized Family recently posted…The Brutally Honest Truth About Paying Off Big, Ugly Debt

Your Tieks are one thing that I’ve found helpful when it comes to extra time/extra money working. Namely, I set a goal that can be reached in a reasonable length of time, and apply the money there. If I work a lot of overtime, I like to spend the money all in one place–this is our vacation, my new dress, a new…., the idea being that if I can look at it and name it as the result of my extra labor, the extra labor seems worth it whereas if it just gets rolled into everyday expenses, I wonder why I bother.RAnn recently posted…Can You Make Money with Amway or Other MLM Companies